Your guide to College Football Week 6
Two games stand out on today’s college football Week 6 schedule . . .
Zach Cohen on Vanderbilt (+11) at Alabama (3:30 ET, ABC): Vanderbilt is going to head to the field with a ton of confidence. The Commodores beat the Tide last year, they have a justifiably cocky quarterback, and their head coach believes they can beat anyone. But Vanderbilt’s secondary is going to be in hell going against this Ryan Grubb passing game. >>More.
Zach on Miami (-4) vs. Florida State (7:30 ET, ABC): This is a game in which Steve Makinen, our analytics expert, has a big edge on Florida State. His estimated line for this one was Seminoles -2.2. So, given everything at play here, I love Florida State to cover [+4.5 at time]. >>More.
>>Zach’s other plays for the weekend.
Other Best Bets columns:
Josh Appelbaum’s CFB Sharp Report will be posted later this morning.
The Week 5 selections for the Circa Friday Football Invitational were announced by Matt Youmans last night (7-10 ET), so let’s see what they did with the two featured games.
Jeff Petch: Alabama (-10.5)
Chris Piper: Alabama (-10.5)
Brett McMurphy: Alabama (-10.5)
Chris Piper: Vanderbilt-Alabama – OVER (56)
Alex White: Florida ST (+4)
Kenny White: Florida ST (+4)
Chris Fallica: Miami FL (-4)
Note: Contest lines as of noon PT Friday at Circa.
>>Get all 175 picks from 25 handicappers.
More CFB resources
>CFB Week 6 Hub with stories and resources.
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MLB division predictions
Adam Burke, VSiN.com managing editor and baseball bigfoot, makes his predictions for the four divisional series (with series prices), all beginning today:
Cubs (+110) vs. Brewers (-130), G1 at 2:08 ET
I will start by saying that the Brewers perplex me in this series and in the playoffs. I think of this group as a team that is built really well for the regular season. >More.
Yankees (-145) vs. Blue Jays (+125), G1 at 4:08 ET
The Yankees’ power advantage is certainly a big deal, but the fact that Toronto can create chaos with a lot of balls in play is very intriguing to me, especially since the Yankees are not a great defensive team. >More.
Dodgers (-125) vs. Phillies (+105), G1 at 6:38 ET
Ultimately, the difference to me in this series is the overlap on the Dodgers pitching staff and the guys that they can deploy in relief. >More.
Tigers (+140) vs. Mariners (-165), G1 at 8:38 ET
This is arguably the hardest series to bet in the Divisional Round. The Tigers look really interesting at +140 if you have Skubal as a road favorite in a decisive Game 5. >More.
Adam will have his daily Best Bets later this morning. Greg Peterson already has his picks posted. And so has Dave Tuley for today and for the series.
NFL Week 5 injury update
It’s official: Lamar Jackson (hamstring) is out for the Ravens (+1.5 vs. the Texans) and Jayden Daniels is in for the Commanders (+3 vs. the Chargers).
Best Bets columns are starting to roll in (with Matt Youmans and Wes Reynolds later today):
>NFL Week 5 Hub with stories and resources, including Pauly Howard’s kicking props.
Quick Hits
Horse Racing: “Mr. Ed” Sehon offers his picks for today’s Keeneland card.
Mike Somich and Aaron Halterman have their top weekend plays on the VSiN At The Tracks podcast.
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EPL: VSiN soccer analyst Nigel Seeley has his top plays for the weekend Premier League menu.
UFC: Lou Finocchiarro has his plays for Saturday’s UFC 320 card in Las Vegas. Don’t miss the latest episode of First Strike, where Dave Ross and Rob Moreno break down the fights with guest Reed Kuhn. Plus, check out Rob’s article on VSiN.com for a deeper dive into the numbers and his prediction picks. Britton Hess will post his plays later this morning.
NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis has posted 32 team previews on our NHL page. The season starts Tuesday.
